“Despicable Me 3,” the animated sequel from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, nabbed the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated 75.4 million U.S. dollars in its opening weekend.

Going from a little-known film to a trending topic on social media, Paths of the Soul, a Chinese film about a group of Tibetans heading out on a pilgrimage, looks like it is about to see a turnaround similar to that of Indian sports film Dangal.

Italian Film Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries Association (ANICA) and Xinhuanet launched the “Focus on China” at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in Beijing on Thursday, aiming to build the Belt and Road cultural exchange platform and to further promote the international promotion of Chinese film industry.

The five-year China-U.S. film agreement came up for renegotiation in February this year. At this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival, filmmakers from China and the U.S. talked to CGTN about their concerns in relation to the deal.